"loosen the purse strings" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 放寬開支
• 花更多錢（習語）

Definition

願意多花錢，或是在長期節省後變得不那麼小氣了。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是非正式習語，常用於談論財務、預算或勸某人多花點錢。不是字面意思的把錢包鬆開。經常和“終於”、“決定”等詞搭配。

Examples

My parents finally loosened the purse strings to buy me a new bike.

両親がついに**放寬開支**，給我買了新自行車。

If our sales improve, the boss might loosen the purse strings for the team party.

我們銷量提升，老闆或會**放寬開支**給團隊辦派對。

It took weeks to convince him to loosen the purse strings for the renovation.

花了好幾週才說服他**放寬開支**來裝修。

We’re on vacation—it's time to loosen the purse strings and enjoy ourselves!

我們在度假啦，該**放寬開支**好好享受！

Come on, Dad, can’t you loosen the purse strings just this once?

拜託啦，爸爸，就不能**放寬一次開支**嗎？

Once she got her bonus, she really loosened the purse strings at the mall.

她一拿到獎金，就在商場裡**放寬開支**了。